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Meet the US Open melon man! Worker behind famous Honey Deuce drinks goes viral
The Honey Deuce cocktail is the highly-Instagrammable must-have drink of the US Open - but did you ever wonder who painstakingly assembles those tennis ball-shaped melons that sit atop the rim?
Meet the US Open's melon man, who is one of the hard workers behind the notorious Honey Deuce drinks.
The popular $23 signature drink, which was created in 2006, contains Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, and is notoriously garnished with mini tennis ball-shaped honeydew melons on a skewer.
A content creator, who goes by 'The Spritz Saga,' has posted a picture of an unnamed US Open worker, assembling a bin full of honeydew melons onto a skewer, while appearing to watch a tennis match on the tv across from him.
The influencer's overlaid text read: 'In case you were also wondering how they got all the melons for the honey deuces. There is a melon man.'
She humorously featured Tinashe's popular song Nasty over the video, which she captioned: 'MMS (melon man slays) thank you for your service.'
Meet the US Open's melon man (pictured), who is the hard worker behind the notorious Honey Deuce drinks
The popular $22 signature drink contains Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, and is notoriously garnished with mini tennis ball-shaped honeydew melons on a skewer
The video got more than 220,800 views, 15,500 likes, and lots of cheerful comments.
One person comedically asked: 'Do you know the melon man?'
A second person commented: 'The people’s prince.'
A third person wrote: 'Carrying the Open on his back!'
A fourth person commented: 'After the players, he has the most important job in the arena.'
A fifth person added: 'Dude gets to sit by himself in AC (presumably), and put melon balls on a stick all day. He's got the best job there.'
One person wrote: 'Game, set - matched my freak.'
Another person noted: 'Get this man a better chair.'
The video of the worker got more than 220,800 views, 15,500 likes, and lots of cheerful comments
Celebrities such as Jason Sudeikis (pictured), 48, and James Corden (below), 46, have been spotted enjoying the must-try drink
Pictured is James enjoying his honeydew garnish at the US Open
Celebrities such as Jason Sudeikis, 48, and James Corden, 46, have been spotted enjoying the must-try drink.
Recently, tennis legend Serena Williams, 42, gave the cocktail a try, to see if it's work all the viral hype, and she was not left disappointed.
In her TikTok video, Serena shared: 'So I'm at the US Open and I'm having the famous Honey Deuce drink, and everyone's like, "Have you ever had one," and I'm like: "No, because I've always been playing."
'But I like my Honey Deuce with Cincoro and you guys know that - I'm more of a tequila [girl].'
After taking a sip she looked pleasantly shocked by the great taste, and she said: 'Honey, that's not deuce - that's called honey ace. Let's rename it. It is good.
She rolled her eyes while enjoying her sip, and added: 'Oh boy. Try it.'
When it comes to how the one million honeydew balls arrive at the US Open, the truth is, on a very strict schedule.
During the two week duration of the US Open, Jared Walton, who is the director of national accounts for Baldor Foods, wakes up at 3:30am and arrives at his company's facility in the Bronx by 4:30am to beat the crowds.
His team loads up three to five trucks to the brim with honeydew balls and other fresh produce, that eventually arrive at the tournament's location in Flushing, Queens.
He shared with the NY Post: 'Our goal is to be there in line by 6:30am just "cause there’s limited loading dock space." We’re all jockeying for positions.
Most recently, tennis legend Serena Williams, 42, gave the cocktail a try, to see if it's work all the viral hype, and she was not left disappointed
'This cocktail has been just growing. It takes a year to plan it - we have to fill the entire stadium with product.'
He noted that in 2023, 1,500,000 melon balls were made, after a successful sale of 405,000 cocktails in 2022.
The cocktail made $10 million in sales last year, according to CNBC.
Despite attempting to have a good grasp on the supply and demand, one bartender confessed to the NY Post: 'We have the drink, but we don’t have the melon balls.'
The employee shared that previously, workers would leave at 5pm, before the dinner rush, however, times have changed.
He admitted: 'After the first couple days of me being like: "We can’t keep up with it," they actually extended the hours and created a second shift.'
Due to the huge demand for the drink, bartenders may still have to skewer 15 buckets-worth of melons, while people are waiting online.
The drink's popularity hasn't slowed down since native New Yorker and mixologist Nick Mautone created the signature drink, the same year that Grey Goose fittingly became the US Open's beverage sponsor in 2006.
Nick explained that the idea for the iconic drink came into fruition when he was driving home through the Hamptons, and stopped at a store to get produce for a dessert salad that he intended to make for his guests.
He shared with Fox News: 'Immediately the thunderbolt went off and I said, "Holy cow, these look just like tennis balls."
'So, from that moment on, I knew that that was the garnish - non-negotiable.'
The drink's popularity hasn't slowed down since native New Yorker and mixologist Nick Mautone created the signature drink in 2006
Nick recalled that Grey Goose 'fell in love' with his cocktail pitch.
He comedically added: 'The people doing the food service operations were less than thrilled at the idea of making a gazillion honeydew melon balls.
'It's become a cultural phenomenon by virtue of social media, specifically the honeydew melon balls, which I think a lot of people just look at as a genius garnish at a tennis match.
'So it's become an Instagram-worthy drink that's very friendly, very refreshing and inviting.
'Lo and behold, it's become a cultural icon.'
Without hesitation, Nick confirmed that he would 'absolutely' order the Honey Deuce the next time he goes to the US Open.
The signature cup that the drink comes in, features the historical names and years of all the US Open's winners.